Intervenções com telessaúde na promoção da saúde mental de profissionais da saúde: uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

Introduction: Telehealth interventions are being widely disseminated due to their advantageous application characteristics, despite the lack of evidence regarding their effectiveness among professionals who work directly in the health sector. Objective: Investigate the effectiveness of telehealth programs targeting healthcare workers. Materials and Methods: This is a systematic review, with a search carried out in the databases Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (Medline/PubMed), Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL CCTR / Cochrane Library) and Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS). Randomized clinical trials that investigated the effectiveness of telehealth aimed at healthcare professionals were included. The outcome analyzed was the improvement in the mental health of health professionals. The Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials 2.0 was applied to assess the risk of bias. Results: Two randomized clinical trials were analyzed, both with low risk of bias. There was a significant improvement in the mental health of healthcare professionals associated with telehealth programs. Conclusion: There is initial evidence with low risk of bias that telehealth is effective in improving the mental health of healthcare professionals.